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William Arthur Schröpfer (17 March 1908 – 25 February 1962) known by the pen name and stage name Arthur Macrae was an English playwright and comic actor.[1][2][3] He graduated from RADA in 1928;[4] with acting work including the original West End productions of Noël Coward's Cavalcade (1931), and South Sea Bubble (1956).[5][6] He wrote the book for the 1945 hit West End musical Under the Counter.

Arthur Macrae
in Dusty Ermine (1936)
Born	(1908-03-17)17 March 1908 London, England
Died	25 February 1962(1962-02-25) (aged 53) Brighton, Sussex, England
Alma mater	RADA
Occupation	Playwright Screenwriter Actor

Selected written works

• Flat to Let - play (1931), produced at the Criterion Theatre with Lilian Braithwaite and Ann Todd
• She Shall Have Music - film (1935)
• Under Your Hat - musical play (1939) (filmed in 1940)
• Traveller's Joy - play (1948) (filmed in 1949)
• Encore - film (1951) segment "Winter Cruise"
• Both Ends Meet - play (1954)[7][8] also filmed by the BBC for the Sunday-Night Play (1960–1963) aired 25 March 1962.[9]

References

External links

• Arthur Macrae at IMDb
• Arthur Macrae at the Internet Broadway Database

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